65 Compliance Director jobs in Saudi Arabia

Job Purpose

The Director of Governance and Compliance at DACO will lead and manage all functions related to governance and compliance, ensuring the organization adheres to regulatory requirements and maintains high standards of corporate governance. This role involves developing and implementing governance frameworks, policies, procedures and delegation of authority, as well as overseeing compliance initiatives and mitigating risks.

3. Position Accountability Description

Strategic Leadership:

1. Develop and implement governance and compliance strategies that align with DACO’s vision, mission, and strategic goals.

2. Manage the coordination of governance and compliance initiatives to ensure alignment with strategic priorities and regulatory requirements.

3. Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of governance and compliance operations and drive continuous improvement.

Operational Excellence:

4. Oversee the development of governance and compliance frameworks, policies, and procedures, ensuring their consistent implementation at all levels.

5. Advising board, Committee’s, CEO and management on key matters of regulatory and statutory importance

6. Lead the alignment of internal policies with regulatory requirements and organizational objectives, including revising delegation of authorities and committee’s charters.

7. Implement mechanisms for declaring and recording conflicts of interest, managing conflict resolution strategies, and ensuring transparency.

8. Ensure that all employees are clear and unified in communications regarding whistleblowing and other governance polices such as gift policy, code of conduct policy etc

9. Conduct thorough assessments of non-compliance risks to identify vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies.

10. Execute awareness campaigns and training programs to enhance stakeholders' understanding of governance and compliance matters.

11. Prepare comprehensive reports on governance activities and compliance status for review and submission to CEO, ARC and Board if required.

12. Maintain documentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation outcomes regarding Regulation violations.

Stakeholder Management:

13. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory authorities and industry partners.

14. Communicate effectively with various departments to ensure the implementation of governance and compliance practices.

15. Coordinate compliance responsibilities with other assurance departments within the organization (e.g., Internal Audit, and General Counsel).

Team Leadership and Development:

16. Provide guidance and mentorship to the governance and compliance team, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

17. Develop training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of the governance and compliance team.

18. Set clear performance expectations, provide regular feedback, and support team members to meet their objectives.

Financial Management:

19. Assist in developing and managing the budget for the governance and compliance department, ensuring efficient allocation of resources.

20. Monitor financial performance, identify cost-saving opportunities, and implement measures to achieve financial targets.

21. Prepare budget reports for review by senior management, providing insights and recommendations for financial planning in governance and compliance.

Risk and Compliance Management

22. Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and industry standards related to governance and compliance.

23. Develop and implement strategies to mitigate risks associated with governance and compliance.

24. Monitor trends and external factors related to business and airport management that may impact DACO’s profile, providing relevant information to compliance owners and executive management.

25. Maintain ongoing vigilance over compliance-related matters, consistently reviewing and addressing compliance issues, deviations, and potential risks.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement:

26. Drive innovation in governance and compliance practices through the adoption of new technologies and best practices.

27. Continuously assess and improve processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

28. Encourage a culture of continuous improvement, actively seeking feedback and implementing ideas for enhancement.

Job Purpose

The Director of Governance and Compliance at DACO will lead and manage all functions related to governance and compliance, ensuring the organization adheres to regulatory requirements and maintains high standards of corporate governance. This role involves developing and implementing governance frameworks, policies, procedures and delegation of authority, as well as overseeing compliance initiatives and mitigating risks.

3. Position Accountability Description

Strategic Leadership:

1. Develop and implement governance and compliance strategies that align with DACO's vision, mission, and strategic goals.

2. Manage the coordination of governance and compliance initiatives to ensure alignment with strategic priorities and regulatory requirements.

3. Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of governance and compliance operations and drive continuous improvement.

Operational Excellence:

4. Oversee the development of governance and compliance frameworks, policies, and procedures, ensuring their consistent implementation at all levels.

5. Advising board, Committee's, CEO and management on key matters of regulatory and statutory importance

6. Lead the alignment of internal policies with regulatory requirements and organizational objectives, including revising delegation of authorities and committee's charters.

7. Implement mechanisms for declaring and recording conflicts of interest, managing conflict resolution strategies, and ensuring transparency.

8. Ensure that all employees are clear and unified in communications regarding whistleblowing and other governance polices such as gift policy, code of conduct policy etc

9. Conduct thorough assessments of non-compliance risks to identify vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies.

10. Execute awareness campaigns and training programs to enhance stakeholders' understanding of governance and compliance matters.

11. Prepare comprehensive reports on governance activities and compliance status for review and submission to CEO, ARC and Board if required.

12. Maintain documentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation outcomes regarding Regulation violations.

Stakeholder Management:

13. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory authorities and industry partners.

14. Communicate effectively with various departments to ensure the implementation of governance and compliance practices.

15. Coordinate compliance responsibilities with other assurance departments within the organization (e.g., Internal Audit, and General Counsel).

Team Leadership and Development:

16. Provide guidance and mentorship to the governance and compliance team, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

17. Develop training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of the governance and compliance team.

18. Set clear performance expectations, provide regular feedback, and support team members to meet their objectives.

Financial Management:

19. Assist in developing and managing the budget for the governance and compliance department, ensuring efficient allocation of resources.

20. Monitor financial performance, identify cost-saving opportunities, and implement measures to achieve financial targets.

21. Prepare budget reports for review by senior management, providing insights and recommendations for financial planning in governance and compliance.

Risk and Compliance Management

22. Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and industry standards related to governance and compliance.

23. Develop and implement strategies to mitigate risks associated with governance and compliance.

24. Monitor trends and external factors related to business and airport management that may impact DACO's profile, providing relevant information to compliance owners and executive management.

25. Maintain ongoing vigilance over compliance-related matters, consistently reviewing and addressing compliance issues, deviations, and potential risks.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement:

26. Drive innovation in governance and compliance practices through the adoption of new technologies and best practices.

27. Continuously assess and improve processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

28. Encourage a culture of continuous improvement, actively seeking feedback and implementing ideas for enhancement.

Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf

The Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf will drive legal and compliance excellence at country level, through directly leading and supervising legal and compliance work and guidance in alignment with the strategy of the local business and the functional Legal & Compliance priorities.

Major Accountabilities

• Adopt a pro-active, business focused approach by:
  • Serving as single point of contact for all Legal & Compliance tasks in Gulf and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including coordinating data privacy, antitrust, intellectual property topics with Global Leads and Teams.
  • Providing Legal & Compliance advice and determining appropriate actions/ processes in line with local strategy, local legal trends and legislation changes.
  • Managing matters and litigation (legislative matters, antibribery, unfair competition and anti-trust, labour etc.)
  • Negotiating, drafting and management of commercial agreements (focusing on sell side)
  • Managing Legal & Compliance reporting, monitoring & training, incl. transparency reporting, dawn-raid training.
  • Supporting enterprise risk management, third party risk management, contract management, risk assessment management, contract management and CORE etc.
  • Ensuring timely and high-quality analysis of legislation, legislation drafts and their potential impact on the Sandoz META Export business processes
• As a member of the Country Leadership Team, pro-actively contribute to strategy and business discussions, decisions, and outcomes.
• Consistently explore opportunities to improve and strengthen the culture of compliance, looking for ways of addressing risks in an efficient and agile manner.
• Support investigations conducted by authorities, Corporate Security and Speak-Up on legal and compliance issues.
• Responsible for anticipating, identifying and analysing legal issues and the development of legal strategies and solutions. Continuously monitor developments in the business, local market and legal/regulatory regime to adequately assess legal risks and opportunities for Sandoz and propose concrete actions to mitigate risks and exploit opportunities.
• Ensure local management team is made aware of Group-wide norms, including policies, and are taking action to implement the same in their businesses. Oversee adjustment of all such norms, where required, to reflect local law and regulation.
• Ensure training is provided to management and associates in the areas of the law presenting the greatest risk locally.
• Act as a business partner in all actions relating to Sandoz’s contractual negotiations, compliance and statutory obligations; relating to the ownership, control and protection of inventions and confidential business information, reviewing, drafting and negotiating all legal business issues regarding Sandoz’s research collaborations, licensing activities and other significant transactions.
• Handle legal issues related to business development, labour law and corporate governance. Negotiate and draft distribution agreements, licensing agreements, promotion agreements, services agreements, acquisition and/or divestment agreements.

Key Performance Indicators

• Internal stakeholder satisfaction with amount, appropriateness, and timeliness of legal support provided (i.e pragmatic and principled, reliable, fast, customer oriented)
• Strong, collaborative leadership displayed, influencing outside area of direct responsibility with business acumen and excellent communication
• Successful enforcement/defence of contracts within Gulf and KSA
• Full integration into the respective leadership teams and strong collaboration with key stakeholders
• Strong cross-functional collaboration
• No major compliance/regulatory issue
• Successful outcomes to significant investigations & litigations
• Law school graduate & bar qualification (admitted to practice law in a jurisdiction)
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic essential.
• 10 years post qualification experience required: ideally gained within a healthcare / pharmaceutical environment, and/or, with a top-tier law firm representing healthcare.
• Experience in Saudi Arabia and Gulf is preferable
• Experience in managing Legal & Compliance teams, work and projects
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to analyse complex legal and compliance issues.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills; together with a high ability to influence and negotiate.
• Proven ability to deal positively when working within tight time pressures & demanding clients.
• Financial/business acumen and business partnering skills
• Demonstrate professional & culturally sensitive work ethics
• Change agility and resilience
• Strong analytical and organisational skills.
• Proven ability to proactively provide insightful and timely legal support to stakeholders across a functionally and geographically dispersed organisation.
• Results oriented mentality i.e. “ability to get things done” avoiding legal “over engineering” while safeguarding Sandoz rights.
• Ability to question and improve the status quo.
• Ability to set priorities and manage a wide ranging workload.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

This site is intended for a global audience

Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf

The Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf will drive legal and compliance excellence at country level, through directly leading and supervising legal and compliance work and guidance in alignment with the strategy of the local business and the functional Legal & Compliance priorities.

Major Accountabilities

• Adopt a pro-active, business focused approach by:
  • Serving as single point of contact for all Legal & Compliance tasks in Gulf and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including coordinating data privacy, antitrust, intellectual property topics with Global Leads and Teams.
  • Providing Legal & Compliance advice and determining appropriate actions/ processes in line with local strategy, local legal trends and legislation changes.
  • Managing matters and litigation (legislative matters, antibribery, unfair competition and anti-trust, labour etc.)
  • Negotiating, drafting and management of commercial agreements (focusing on sell side)
  • Managing Legal & Compliance reporting, monitoring & training, incl. transparency reporting, dawn-raid training.
  • Supporting enterprise risk management, third party risk management, contract management, risk assessment management, contract management and CORE etc.
  • Ensuring timely and high-quality analysis of legislation, legislation drafts and their potential impact on the Sandoz META Export business processes
• As a member of the Country Leadership Team, pro-actively contribute to strategy and business discussions, decisions, and outcomes.
• Consistently explore opportunities to improve and strengthen the culture of compliance, looking for ways of addressing risks in an efficient and agile manner.
• Support investigations conducted by authorities, Corporate Security and Speak-Up on legal and compliance issues.
• Responsible for anticipating, identifying and analysing legal issues and the development of legal strategies and solutions. Continuously monitor developments in the business, local market and legal/regulatory regime to adequately assess legal risks and opportunities for Sandoz and propose concrete actions to mitigate risks and exploit opportunities.
• Ensure local management team is made aware of Group-wide norms, including policies, and are taking action to implement the same in their businesses. Oversee adjustment of all such norms, where required, to reflect local law and regulation.
• Ensure training is provided to management and associates in the areas of the law presenting the greatest risk locally.
• Act as a business partner in all actions relating to Sandoz's contractual negotiations, compliance and statutory obligations; relating to the ownership, control and protection of inventions and confidential business information, reviewing, drafting and negotiating all legal business issues regarding Sandoz's research collaborations, licensing activities and other significant transactions.
• Handle legal issues related to business development, labour law and corporate governance. Negotiate and draft distribution agreements, licensing agreements, promotion agreements, services agreements, acquisition and/or divestment agreements.

Key Performance Indicators

• Internal stakeholder satisfaction with amount, appropriateness, and timeliness of legal support provided (i.e pragmatic and principled, reliable, fast, customer oriented)
• Strong, collaborative leadership displayed, influencing outside area of direct responsibility with business acumen and excellent communication
• Successful enforcement/defence of contracts within Gulf and KSA
• Full integration into the respective leadership teams and strong collaboration with key stakeholders
• Strong cross-functional collaboration
• No major compliance/regulatory issue
• Successful outcomes to significant investigations & litigations
• Law school graduate & bar qualification (admitted to practice law in a jurisdiction)
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic essential.
• 10 years post qualification experience required: ideally gained within a healthcare / pharmaceutical environment, and/or, with a top-tier law firm representing healthcare.
• Experience in Saudi Arabia and Gulf is preferable
• Experience in managing Legal & Compliance teams, work and projects
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to analyse complex legal and compliance issues.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills; together with a high ability to influence and negotiate.
• Proven ability to deal positively when working within tight time pressures & demanding clients.
• Financial/business acumen and business partnering skills
• Demonstrate professional & culturally sensitive work ethics
• Change agility and resilience
• Strong analytical and organisational skills.
• Proven ability to proactively provide insightful and timely legal support to stakeholders across a functionally and geographically dispersed organisation.
• Results oriented mentality i.e. "ability to get things done" avoiding legal "over engineering" while safeguarding Sandoz rights.
• Ability to question and improve the status quo.
• Ability to set priorities and manage a wide ranging workload.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

This site is intended for a global audience

Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf

The Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf will drive legal and compliance excellence at country level, through directly leading and supervising legal and compliance work and guidance in alignment with the strategy of the local business and the functional Legal & Compliance priorities.

Major Accountabilities

• Adopt a pro-active, business focused approach by:
  • Serving as single point of contact for all Legal & Compliance tasks in Gulf and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including coordinating data privacy, antitrust, intellectual property topics with Global Leads and Teams.
  • Providing Legal & Compliance advice and determining appropriate actions/ processes in line with local strategy, local legal trends and legislation changes.
  • Managing matters and litigation (legislative matters, antibribery, unfair competition and anti-trust, labour etc.)
  • Negotiating, drafting and management of commercial agreements (focusing on sell side)
  • Managing Legal & Compliance reporting, monitoring & training, incl. transparency reporting, dawn-raid training.
  • Supporting enterprise risk management, third party risk management, contract management, risk assessment management, contract management and CORE etc.
  • Ensuring timely and high-quality analysis of legislation, legislation drafts and their potential impact on the Sandoz META Export business processes
• As a member of the Country Leadership Team, pro-actively contribute to strategy and business discussions, decisions, and outcomes.
• Consistently explore opportunities to improve and strengthen the culture of compliance, looking for ways of addressing risks in an efficient and agile manner.
• Support investigations conducted by authorities, Corporate Security and Speak-Up on legal and compliance issues.
• Responsible for anticipating, identifying and analysing legal issues and the development of legal strategies and solutions. Continuously monitor developments in the business, local market and legal/regulatory regime to adequately assess legal risks and opportunities for Sandoz and propose concrete actions to mitigate risks and exploit opportunities.
• Ensure local management team is made aware of Group-wide norms, including policies, and are taking action to implement the same in their businesses. Oversee adjustment of all such norms, where required, to reflect local law and regulation.
• Ensure training is provided to management and associates in the areas of the law presenting the greatest risk locally.
• Act as a business partner in all actions relating to Sandoz’s contractual negotiations, compliance and statutory obligations; relating to the ownership, control and protection of inventions and confidential business information, reviewing, drafting and negotiating all legal business issues regarding Sandoz’s research collaborations, licensing activities and other significant transactions.
• Handle legal issues related to business development, labour law and corporate governance. Negotiate and draft distribution agreements, licensing agreements, promotion agreements, services agreements, acquisition and/or divestment agreements.

Key Performance Indicators

• Internal stakeholder satisfaction with amount, appropriateness, and timeliness of legal support provided (i.e pragmatic and principled, reliable, fast, customer oriented)
• Strong, collaborative leadership displayed, influencing outside area of direct responsibility with business acumen and excellent communication
• Successful enforcement/defence of contracts within Gulf and KSA
• Full integration into the respective leadership teams and strong collaboration with key stakeholders
• Strong cross-functional collaboration
• No major compliance/regulatory issue
• Successful outcomes to significant investigations & litigations
• Law school graduate & bar qualification (admitted to practice law in a jurisdiction)
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic essential.
• 10 years post qualification experience required: ideally gained within a healthcare / pharmaceutical environment, and/or, with a top-tier law firm representing healthcare.
• Experience in Saudi Arabia and Gulf is preferable
• Experience in managing Legal & Compliance teams, work and projects
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to analyse complex legal and compliance issues.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills; together with a high ability to influence and negotiate.
• Proven ability to deal positively when working within tight time pressures & demanding clients.
• Financial/business acumen and business partnering skills
• Demonstrate professional & culturally sensitive work ethics
• Change agility and resilience
• Strong analytical and organisational skills.
• Proven ability to proactively provide insightful and timely legal support to stakeholders across a functionally and geographically dispersed organisation.
• Results oriented mentality i.e. “ability to get things done” avoiding legal “over engineering” while safeguarding Sandoz rights.
• Ability to question and improve the status quo.
• Ability to set priorities and manage a wide ranging workload.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

This site is intended for a global audience

This role ensures legal and regulatory compliance across all business units, with a strong focus on data privacy, contract management, and alignment with laws in fintech and Insurtech sectors. The Legal and Compliance Specialist will lead legal operations, oversee contract compliance, and serve as the main liaison with regulatory authorities. This position also supports legal aspects of technology and finance initiatives, ensuring operational integrity and risk mitigation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and enforce legal and regulatory compliance across all business units
• Oversee contract compliance and legal tech implementation to streamline legal operations
• Ensure full alignment with data privacy and data sharing laws, particularly in fintech and Insurtech sectors
• Act as the main liaison with regulatory authorities, including SAMA, GOSI, and CAMA
• Provide legal support on initiatives related to technology and finance
• Manage the full contract lifecycle, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and ensuring post-signature compliance

Qualifications & Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in legal and compliance roles within fintech, insurance, or government-regulated sectors
• Experience working with CAMA or similar legal and regulatory entities is highly preferred
• Strong knowledge of legal tech tools and contract management systems
• Proven expertise in data protection, privacy regulations, and cross-sector compliance
• In-depth understanding of regulatory frameworks in fintech and Insurtech
• Excellent negotiation, legal drafting, and communication skills

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Information Technology
• Industries Technology, Information and Internet

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This role ensures legal and regulatory compliance across all business units, with a strong focus on data privacy, contract management, and alignment with laws in fintech and Insurtech sectors. The Legal and Compliance Specialist will lead legal operations, oversee contract compliance, and serve as the main liaison with regulatory authorities. This position also supports legal aspects of technology and finance initiatives, ensuring operational integrity and risk mitigation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and enforce legal and regulatory compliance across all business units
• Oversee contract compliance and legal tech implementation to streamline legal operations
• Ensure full alignment with data privacy and data sharing laws, particularly in fintech and Insurtech sectors
• Act as the main liaison with regulatory authorities, including SAMA, GOSI, and CAMA
• Provide legal support on initiatives related to technology and finance
• Manage the full contract lifecycle, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and ensuring post-signature compliance

Qualifications & Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in legal and compliance roles within fintech, insurance, or government-regulated sectors
• Experience working with CAMA or similar legal and regulatory entities is highly preferred
• Strong knowledge of legal tech tools and contract management systems
• Proven expertise in data protection, privacy regulations, and cross-sector compliance
• In-depth understanding of regulatory frameworks in fintech and Insurtech
• Excellent negotiation, legal drafting, and communication skills

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Information Technology
• Industries Technology, Information and Internet

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